Welcome to The John Merrill Foundation At the John Merrill Foundation, we believe in the importance of providing a quality product. That’s why every product we sell is guaranteed to be exactly as described and to arrive in good condition. A satisfied customer is a repeat customer, and we want you choosing us first whenever our products can meet your needs. If ever you have a question or concern about doing business with us, you can use the information on our Contact Us page to reach us. You can be sure we’ll do everything we can to address your concerns in a courteous way. We’re not happy until you’re happy. At The John Merrill Foundation, you get the products you want and service with a smile.   The John Merrill Foundation is the publisher of all John Merrill's walk and history books - over 280 titles. All are available - see the individual sections for different types of walks - and if you want any information about them, send your postal address via our email - marathonhiker@aol.com - and we will send you everything. Please note the book prices are in US dollars, as we are inegrated with Paypal banking worldwide. The book prices are worked out on the basis of $1.8 USd to £1 sterling. For example a book at - £4.95 = $9 £5.95 = $11 £6.95 = $13 £8.95 = $16 £9.95 = $18 £10.95 = $20 £11.95 = $22 £14.95 = $28 With the dollar being $2 to £1 sterling, the price of the books are even cheaper! All books are sent first class post in Britain and are charged at $2 per book (£1) for postage and packing. Elsewhere in the world they are sent printed Airmail printed paper rate. You can print off the order forms and send a sterling cheque with your order, if you prefer. Lets Go for a Walk - free walks, taken from John's latest book - so you have excuse but to get your boots on and start treading the globe! He will take parties upto a maximum of ten people around the route - provided participants book in advance. John Merrill also lectures extensively about walking and his walks - see the Illustrated Lectects section for full details. See John's new page - "The Art of Walking the John Merrill Way." Walk two of John Merrill's classic walks in the Peak District - THE LIMEY WALK - 40 miles down 20 limestone dales; created, devised and written about in 1969. THE PEAKLAND WAY - 100 miles - the first circular long distance walk around the Peak District, created, devised and written about in 1972. WALK WITH JOHN - Join John on a fund raising walk around his 21 mile, "Eping Forest Challenge Walk", to raise money for the National Rhuematoid Arthritis Society - on Sunday April 20th. 2008. More than £150 was raised from the walk. This will be annual event on the third Sunday in April each year. Send your details to register for next year! Thanks and Happy walking! John N. Merrill email us - marathonhiker@aol.com Remember - "For every mile that walk, you extend your life by 21 minutes!"

Badges and certificates - £5.00 each ($9) - send your postal address, date/s of the walk, and names for the certificates. See separate section. All walkers writing in for badges/certificates, having completed a walk, have their names added to the "ROLL OF HONOUR" section on this website. You are invited to send me pictures of your walk for adding to section. There are walkers ..... and there is a walker There are writers .... and there is a writer No one has ever walked so much or written so much. He is always copied and but never equalled. For all John Merrill walk guides - more than 280 books visit and order his books on www.johnmerrillwalkguides.com FREE BOOK WITH EVERY ORDER! John is doing two Charity Walks in the near future - 1. May 20th. 2007 - He will be leading a 14 mile Charity Walk for Bakewell (Peak District) Hospital, starting from Monyash. Thirty walkers enjoyed a superb walk in excellent weather; hopefully somewhere between £3,000 and £5,000 has been raised. 2. Sunday June 10th 2007 - Walk for Life - In aid of HIV/Aids - starting from Hyde Park, London - 10 km. You can donate to my fundraising appeal - all donations, big or small are most welcome! - and see all the details on my website - www.walkforlife.co.uk/marathonhiker Thank you to so many of you who have made a donation; I am most grateful. I will be sending an email about the walk after it has happened. In the last three weeks, with the above Charity walks plus a party of Manchester who walked the White Peak Challenge walk and raised about £10,000 for NSPCC and Cancer Research; approximately £20,000 althogether has been raised making a total of over £750,000 raised by people walking my routes - THANK YOU TO EVERYONE. My latest coastal walk - September 12th and 13th. 2007. was around the coastline of the isle of Sheppey - 45 miles, a superb walk in brilliant weather! This will soon be a new UK Island Walk Book! In May 2008 I walked around Hayling Island and a book on this island walk will be out in June 2008 - a superb small island of diverse scenery.

Photo opposite - John Merrill on June 10th. 2007, after crossing the finishing line in Hyde Park, London, after joining 2,500 walkers on a six mile "Walk for Life". Combined we raised about £371,000 for HIV/AIDS help in Africa. John is taking part in the 2008 event - Sunday June 1st.2008. Would appreciate any sponsorship! We would ask Charity walkers using one of John Merrill's routes, that you send the information to us to keep our records upto date - thanks. Latest charity walkers - September 22nd. 2007 - Graham Ladds and party of five who walked the Little John Challenge walk - 28 miles in Sherwood Forest. They raised £400.00 for the Home Start Charity in Edwinstowe. Congratulations to them. On October 5th. Roy Pullan of Cheshire, aged 79, wrote to tell me walked the Cheshire Ring Canal Walk, with my book. Alone over 8 days he completed the 100 mile walk and raised £1,305 for the East Cheshire Hospice in Macclesfield. He is an inspiration to us all.

FREE WALK GUIDE - THE LIMEY WAY or THE RIVERS WAY - Autographed and post free! - Applicable only to the United Kingdom. Rest of world wIll be sent - HIKE THE WORLD - John Merrill's personal guide to walking and backing. A full booklist and special offers will be included. Simply email your postal address and we will send you the book of your choice. Happy walking! John Merrill

On September 23rd. 2007 I joined some 38,000 cyclists who cycled around central London on traffic free roads - The Hovis Freewheeling day - was a most memorable day. We passed Buckingham Palace, Westminster, 10 Downing Street, the Embankment etc., and sat in The Mall eating free Hovis sandwiches! Why can't we have a walking day like this?

JOHN MERRILL'LATEST BOOKS - THE BIG WALKS OF LONDON - Just out - April 2008 128 page book, wire bound, with 46 maps and 50 photographs. The book details some 600 miles of walking in London and illustrates why London is a Capitol of walking! See London Books section for more details and ordering. 184 pages.50 maps 40 photographs. A5 Spiral bound £12.95 ISBN 978-0-9556511-3-7 WALKS IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET - Published late April 2008 Fifteeen walks in the borough, including The Pymmes Brook Trail; London Loop, The Capital Ring and Dollis Brook Valley Green Walk. Historical walks around Barnet and the Battle of Barnet, Monken Hadley and Mill Hill. Other walks to Arkley Windmill, and Edwarebury. Plus park walks including Friary Park and other walk suggestions. 124 pages. 23 maps. 50 phtographs. £9.95 ISBN 978-0-9556511-4-4 See London Walks section for more details and ordering.

Danny Long, opposite, from Saffron Walden, Essex, became the tenth person to complete ten of my challenge walks - the first was in 1992 - around Rutland Water. He is a dedicated walker and completed many marathons and last year, cycled from John o' Groats to Lands End in eight days! My congratulations to him. My cogratulations to Master Thomas Smith, AGED Six - who walked the whole of my Peakland Way - 100 miles - between April 11th and 19th. 2008. The youngest walker to complete the walk - brilliant. Site last updated - May 7th. 2008. May I wish you all Happy Walking in 2008! "Once every three to five years, embark on a journey on your own."